Every Sunday afternoon, a green frog drills parishioners of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church on Scriptures and church teachings. The frog, known simply as la ranita, is the star of a short Spanish ...

photos by KEN RUINARD/INDEPENDENT MAIL Tra Lee (left) makes a puppet move near classmate Katlyn Von Ins (middle) and others at a Faith in Action Puppeteers practice at Anderson Christian School.

The pageantry of Christmas ranges from the glorious to the just plain fun — and the puppet ministry that will perform at Northridge Baptist Church is focused on the fun. A team of about 12 adults has ...

Sure, puppets can be entertaining and funny, but when it comes to ministry they can also be an important tool in teaching people about God. Puppeteer Khamla White learned this as a teenager when she ...

The faithful and playful team called the Puppets for Jesus Ministry is made up of 10 enthusiastic kids and two young adults who strengthen their values - and upper arms - by sharing Christian values ...

Step into Christian Church of the Covenant in the coming months, and you may just hear the Gospel preached with the help of more than 100 puppets. The Rev. Paul Ragle, newly installed as pastor at the ...

CRETE | It was standing room only during the black-light puppet show at the Crete Public Library on Thursday night. The library, 1177 Main St., hosted the puppet show, which the audience found ...

Jack Lippa reads from the Bible, explaining to children a verse from the Gospel of Luke. When he says the word "perish", flames shoot up from out of the Bible. Out in the audience, a young child cries ...

On a recent Friday a few weeks before Christmas, hundreds of youngsters from Bradenton Christian School sat on the floor in a multi-purpose room with their teachers on chairs beside them. In front of ...

What began as a small, earnest group of would-be puppeteers has grown into a full-fledged puppet ministry that recently performed its 100th show. "It started when a few of us decided to try giving ...

NORTHPORT | The “Catching Kids Puppet Ministry” of Northridge Baptist Church plans to hold a concert Sunday to perform its greatest hits. The “Back to School Bash” will follow at 7 p.m. with a castle ...